Join Brooklyn Contra for an evening of music and song with Emma Azelborn and Paper Plane. Emma will sing her own tunes and lead the audience in a few as well, while Paper Plane will bring their trademark Québécois and Irish tunes.

Door: 7:00 pm

Music: 7:30 pm

Emma Azelborn is a Boston-based composer, song leader, and musician. She co-leads the popular Violet Folk Sings, has released multiple independent albums, and collaborates on a multitude of projects. “In just a few years, Emma Azelborn has become a songwriter to watch in the community singing scene. Her lyricism is at once poetic and direct, thoughtful and deeply sincere. Emma’s previous release, Circle Songs, cemented her bonafides as an excellent composer of folk songs, and introduced several songs that I’ve since heard sung in community on both coasts.

However, there is more to Emma’s songwriting than circle songs - and on her first full-length release, Magnolia Sun, her versatility and skill is on full display. From the contemplative and haunting “Trees”, to the jazzy wistfulness of “A Different Sea”, to the unstoppable groove of “Superstar Limo”, to the soaring, deeply-rooted harmonies of the “When We Sing Together” album closer, Magnolia Sun weaves deftly between melancholy and joy, carried there and back again by lush arrangements (featuring an all-star cast of backing musicians), well-written poetry, and some great vocal performances. (-Alex Sturbaum)”

Paper Plane is a soaring contra dance trio from the Boston area, comprised of multi-instrumentalists Daniel Raine, Emma Azelborn and Rohan Weeden. Hypnotic whistle and vocals will have you floating over the dance floor while rocking fiddle and strumming grooves bring you in for a smooth landing.